Sunday, June 20, 2010

Australia's representative in the first ever global Doodle 4 Google competition

15 year-old Gloria Lo's "I love soccer" Google logo is the Australian winner and representative in the global "Doodle 4 Google - I love soccer" competition - the first ever international Doodle 4 Google initiative.

Gloria's winning design is up against international rivals for the chance to be displayed to billions of people on the day of the World Cup final (11 July 2010), as well to win a family holiday to South Africa, the home of this year's FIFA World Cup. You can get behind Gloria and vote for her entry to win the global competition from today (June 21) through to next Monday (June 28).

You may have already seen Gloria's winning entry - titled "Our eye on soccer" - displayed on the Aussie Google homepage on Sunday, June 13 for 24 hours, to coincide with the first Socceroos World Cup match against Germany.


Gloria, from Bexley in NSW, explains the inspiration behind her winning entry as: "Soccer unites soccer fans from all over the world. Our universal gaze is fixed on the ball through a single eye of the world.”

The "Doodle 4 Google - I love soccer" competition invited 4-17 year olds across the globe to support their team and depict their passion for the world game using the Google logo. More than 50,000 votes were received for Australia's ten finalists.

Show your Aussie spirit and vote for Gloria's illustration before next Monday!